The Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell (KSM) project, owned by Seabridge Gold Inc., is a large-scale gold-copper-silver mine proposed for northwest British Columbia. Targeting a massive low-grade sulfide ore deposit, the mine is situated within the headwaters of the Bell-Irving tributary of the Nass River and the Unuk River, which ultimately flows into the Misty Fjords National Monument in Southeast Alaska. Seabridge Gold has described KSM as one of the world’s largest undeveloped gold

Happy New Year from those of us at RWB. We hope you enjoy Taku Trails Issue 2.

Taku Trails is a platform meant to connect the diverse community bound together by our shared love for the Taku watershed—those who care about, depend on, and find joy in this place. That includes First Nations, Tribes, commercial fishermen, sport fishermen, cabin owners, hunters, conservation organizations, elected officials, Juneau residents, and all lovers of wild places. Although the Taku remains one of the few fully intact and thriving watersheds on the planet, it bears

Senator Lisa Murkowski recently addressed long-standing concerns about transboundary mining in a Northern Journal interview, highlighting the ongoing impacts of the abandoned Tulsequah Chief mine on the Taku watershed. " In that instance [of the abandoned Tulsequah Chief mine], we saw, just, a complete failure, and a failure that went on for decades to the point where, in British Columbia, they know that they have got to address it," Senator Murkowski said. "They know that fo

On 12/3/25 the British Columbia Mines Ministry, the Taku River Tlingit First Nation, and Teck Resources held a webinar to provide an update on progress toward getting the Tulsequah Chief mine closed and cleaned up.  The update was intended primarily for downstream interests, and if there was any question whether or not Alaskans are concerned about the well being of the Taku, that was answered.  The webinar had more than 75 attendees, to capacity,” with some people unable to l

British Columbia recently awarded the KSM mine project with a “substantially started” determination, essentially making its Environmental...

Rivers Without Borders has produced a new briefer about the proposed KSM gold – copper mine targeting headwaters of the Unuk River near...

As RWB’s U.S. supporters may have heard by now, the Senate Budget Reconciliation bill currently under consideration back in Washington –...

The Juneau Empire recently published an editorial by retired Alaska Fish and Game Habitat Biologist Ben Kirkpatrick regarding the Taku’s...

The proposed KSM mine targeting the Unuk and Nass Rivers headwaters poses a big environmental threat to the southern transboundary...

Rivers Without Borders has produced several updated Taku briefers.  We have kept them short, because the issues they cover are simple...

Rivers Without Borders and our partners have been confronting proposed mining in headwaters of the Chilkat river at the north end of the...

RWB’s Taku Campaigner Kayla Heidenreich had an op-ed (linked below) published in the Juneau Empire recently.  Unfortunately its title –...

John Morris Sr., highly respected community leader and elder of the Douglas Indian Association, has been a strong and stalwart voice for...

On October 21, 2024 the Douglas Indian Association received a long overdue formal apology from the City and Borough of Juneau for the...

The Anchorage Daily News editorial by RWB’s Brian Lynch is about the KSM mine proposal targeting Unuk and Nass headwaters in the...

We have long been saying that the Chilkat watershed at the north end of Alaska’s panhandle has tremendous ecological significance, but a...

The Boundary Waters Treaty between the U.S. and Canada calls for International Joint Commission (IJC) engagement to safeguard water...

Earlier this month, the Anchorage Daily News published a strong Taku and transboundary watershed conservation op-ed by Juneau resident...

Over many months, The Globe and Mail and The Narwhal prepared an extensive investigation into the legacy of inadequate mining policy in...